671 Jose Mourinho's dilemma (Part I)
While Paris Saint-Germain kept sponsoring themselves, the Champions League continued. Although there have been many nouveau riche who have helped Manchester City resist UEFA's attention, UEFA has not let Manchester City go so easily.
Manchester City passed Milan, but met a more difficult Real Madrid. And judging from the current grouping situation, even if Manchester City passes the pass of Real Madrid, it will still encounter a more tricky Barcelona. It was almost a death sentence for Manchester City. Who can go all the way through the knockout round and destroy Milan, Real Madrid, and Barcelona is almost an impossible task.
But it can't be helped. Platini's New Deal was directed against these nouveau riche. Manchester City is the most glamorous upstart in recent years, how could Platini let him go so easily. Of course, if Manchester City passes this year, then it will not be as difficult as it is now from next year and next.
"Mourinho is not giving Igor a chance at all."
In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-knockout round, Manchester City challenged Real Madrid away. Jose Mourinho is a very tough guy and when he decides something, he doesn't accept interference from outsiders.
After the start of the second half of the season, Mourinho completely knocked Casillas into the cold. Although Casillas's status at Real Madrid is not as good as Raul's at Real Madrid, as a local flag player of Real Madrid, he still has many supporters. Whether it is in the media, Real Madrid members or in the dressing room, there are still many who support Casillas.
The media supported him, but Mourinholi ignored him and even fought with the media. Real Madrid members criticised Jose Mourinho, who also had the support of a group of radical Real Madrid fans. There was a disturbance in the locker room. Mourinho immediately asked him to sit on the bench.
Ramos, as the current captain of Real Madrid second only to Casillas, said a few words for Casillas, and Mourinho dared to throw him into the bench as well. Fortunately, Ramos is just a big temper, and Mourinho was able to let him play after a few games.
This is Jose Mourinho. Since the end of the winter break, Casillas has not played a single game. Mourinho simply didn't give Casillas a chance. Florentino has adjusted, but Mourinho and Casillas mean the same thing. There can only be one person left, and the two sides are completely torn apart anyway, and there is no room for relaxation.
'At this point, don't say it's Mourinho. No coach will give Igor a chance. ”
Florentino sat on the other side with Manchester City president Hosni Mubarak. Rister sat with Carvajal and watched the current infighting at Real Madrid.
"Yes. At this time, taking a step back is death, and if you are tough, there may be a way out. ”
Rist echoed Carvajal's words. That's true. Things have come to this point, and Mourinho has to do it now unless he gets a good result. Especially to win the Champions League. So that Mourinho can stay. He was also able to defeat Casillas in this fight. But with poor results or other problems, it is impossible for him to stay at Real Madrid.
"Doodoo-"
With the whistle blowing. The quarter-knockout rounds of the Champions League have officially begun. Mourinho stood on the sidelines coolly, with a very serious expression. Manchester City are completely different from what they were back then. Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City is now strong, and on paper it is no weaker than Real Madrid. And now the bigger problem is that the division in the Real Madrid dressing room is getting worse.
Jose Mourinho knows that he will only be able to win if he keeps winning. If he wins this time, he will be able to completely control Real Madrid's competitive field for years to come. But if he fails this time, he can only leave Real Madrid. So for him, he can only move forward, and he can't even have any rest.
"Luka Modric, give the ball to David. Silva. Silva, pass! ”
As soon as the game started, Manchester City went on the attack. Modric has been getting better and better at Manchester City in recent years, handing the ball to Silva in front. Silva was a good runner and a good passer.
"Suarez, Suarez got the ball. Pepe, what the hell is Pepe doing? It's stupid. ”
Because it was just kick-off, Real Madrid's defenders were not yet fully in shape. Silva's ball was passed straight through the middle of Ramos and Pepe, and Suarez received it right in the middle.
At this point, the different characteristics of Suarez and Torres come out. In the case of Torres, the situation would have accelerated past Ramos and Pepe and then directly into the goalkeeper's one-on-one shot. Explosiveness and speed are one of Torres' greatest strengths. He also likes the midfielder's passing like this.
But Suarez is different. Although Suarez's explosiveness and speed are not too bad, they cannot be compared with a striker like Torres. Suarez also rarely breaks through with speed. Therefore, he seemed to accelerate the breakthrough, but the speed was not fast at all.
Ramos and Pepe were also quick to react, especially Pepe was quick to react. After reacting, Pepe immediately made a tackle to prevent Suarez from breaking through. Unfortunately, Suarez was waiting for this opportunity, and when Pepe tackled, Suarez pulled the ball back with his left foot and then broke through to Pepe's right.
"Pepe, this ball is so reckless, completely out of position. Suarez's technique was so good that Pepe was completely tricked by him. ”
"Suarez, this is already a single knife! Suarez, shoot! ”
After Suarez broke through Pepe, he already had a one-on-one situation. Suarez is a player with great technique and very good shooting ability. See Diego. López came out and didn't shoot in a hurry. Instead, he glanced at Diego. López took the position and gently picked the ball up.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
"Suarez! Suarez! Suarez's beautiful pick, Diego. López simply couldn't do anything about it. Just 43 seconds into the game, Manchester City took a 1-0 lead thanks to Suarez's goal. Suarez used to be in Sparta Prague. He led Sparta Prague to victory over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. Unexpectedly, after transferring to Manchester City, Suarez is still so good. ”
"Shhh
Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu, many of them haven't fully entered the stadium yet. But the fans who had already entered the stadium were furious and kept booing Suarez with boos. There are also those who are dissatisfied with Mourinho.
In the past six months, there has been a huge conflict between Mourinho and Real Madrid fans. Jose Mourinho is such a coach. When he was in Porto and Chelsea, the crowd was overwhelmingly supportive of Jose Mourinho. This support is almost blind. It's a pity that Real Madrid is not Porto, nor is it Chelsea. Real Madrid fans think completely differently. There is a part of the radical fans who fully support Mourinho, while the rest of the ordinary fans are completely broken with Mourinho.
"Pepe, we really don't know what to say. He was too reckless with this ball, and with his speed he could actually interfere with Suarez closely. ”
The Spanish commentators were a little angry. Suarez is definitely not that kind of speed striker. On explosiveness and speed. Pepe is far ahead of Suarez. Just now, if Pepe didn't take a tackle, but used his speed to stick to Suarez, it would have been better.
Even Mourinho is not very happy with Pepe. Speaking of which, Mourinho doesn't like a central defender like Pepe who has a problem with his head. Jose Mourinho's favourite is a clever centre-back like Carvalho. In fact, Mourinho is not satisfied with the Real Madrid center-back combination, and Ramos is not young. But he was still reckless at centre-back. And Pepe is a man who always short-circuits his head. It can't be compared to the combination of John Terry and Carvalho who were at Chelsea at the beginning.
If it weren't for Mendes' relationship. It's not because of nationality. Jose Mourinho really doesn't want to work with Pepe. If Mourinho can be given the most transfer power, he will definitely change to a central defender.
Conceding a goal in the opening game, for a Real Madrid player. It's also a big blow. In any case, this is Real Madrid's home stadium, and after the restart, Real Madrid began to storm Manchester City.
"Khedira, Khedira has come up. Khedira passes the ball and is decorated by Thiago. Silva is broken! ”
Mourinho also has a bitterness that he can't say. The Real Madrid he is building now is entirely about dealing with Barcelona. Of course, there is no problem with dealing with La Liga teams. However, because of the relatively simple characteristics, if you want to beat the strong European teams, there will be problems. A team like Manchester City, which plays differently from Barcelona and is stronger, is not so easy to deal with.
Although Khedira is a midfielder, he likes to plug in. This time it was also he who suddenly plugged in and then gave Cristiano. Ronaldo passes. It's a pity that he is not Zidane, and Zidane's passing will also have problems, let alone Khedira. Thiago. Silva in Cristiano. Ronaldo broke the ball in front.
"Thiago. Silva, that's a really good defender. Thiago. Silva hands the ball to Modric, who passes through! Sturridge got the ball. ”
Sturridge is characterized by his speed, but the disadvantage is that there are some problems with his passing ability, that is, problems with vision. Pellegrini chose him for this game because of his speed. This time Sturridge got the ball, which is still his original characteristic. Take the ball and run wild. There are problems with the route chosen for the breakthrough.
"Sturridge, it's fast, but where is he going?"
A lot of people are very confused. Because after Sturridge got the ball, he and Marcelo were faster. Then he was in a dead end, and the young Sturridge was still a stunned young man for now.
"Sturridge, this pass is ...... Hey, Suarez, wonderful pull ball turn! ”
Sturridge was forced by Marcelo to have no choice, so he could only pass. However, his pass was neither a successful cross nor a beautiful ground ball. It was passed a little high, almost to the knees. And the position of the pass is not good. For a wide player, this kind of passing can basically be described as a failed pass.
Suarez ran to the pass and leaned on Pepe to receive the ball. Speaking of which, this ball is difficult to handle, because Pepe in the back is on top, and the ball is still a little high. As soon as you stop the ball, or hesitate a little, you will lose control of the ball.
At this point, Suarez completed a juggling dribble. The moment the ball came, he did not stop the ball with his right foot, but suddenly turned along the ball. The ball turned around as if it were on his right foot.
"Suarez, shoot!"
There was no hesitation. The moment Suarez turned, he stopped the ball with his right foot in front of Suarez's left foot. So Suarez's left foot doesn't need to be adjusted, and he can shoot directly with his left foot. In the blink of an eye, Pepe behind Suarez was stupid.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
"The ball was too sudden, Diego. Lopes struggled to make a save, but couldn't get the ball. The goal went in and Suarez scored twice. Suarez is a natural Bernabeu nemesis and has been able to perform so well on both occasions at the Bernabeu. ”
"In the confrontation between Pepe and Suarez, both times they fell into absolute disadvantage. Pepe, this game has been a problem on his side so far. (To be continued......)